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ROAD RACE Continued from page 17 and, like Roche, lost time getting out of the sand. "My visor was covered in oil and I could not see anything. It was very difficult to judge distance and I ran into the sand," Falappa said. On the 14th lap, Fogarty broke dear and looked to have secured second place, but four laps later he hooked a neutral in turn three and lost the front end. "The gearbox had been sticking and I was hitting it hard to make sure it went in," Fogarty said. "Then in a slow right I got neutral and that's like an ejector button on these things. I tipped it in and tried to save it, but it was too late." By now Phillis was by Pirovano and Mertens, but Polen was long gone and the Aussie had to be content with second - and the championship lead. : "I took too long getting by people," said Phillis. "And I was afraid of crashing but I'm happy enough with the points." Pirovano won the battle for third when Mertens' Ducati went off in the final few laps. Pirovano said: "I was catching Robbie (Phillis) near the end but the rear tire was sliding about quite a bit. I wanted the points so I decided to settle for third." Mertens' bike lost power in the last three laps and finally quit on the cooldown lap. A similar fate befell Roche, who had worked his way back up to fifth with a lap to go. Out of turn one the final time his motor refused to pick up out of the first-gear corner. "The engine is broken," he said trudging back to his pit after salvaging sixth. "I think a cylinder has gone." . Slight benefitted a place but was disappointed wi th his weekend results - even though they were the best of the Jarama rookies. "The motor is too slow and the handling is still not right," Slight said. "Even though we did all the changes between races, my lap times were exactly the same." CN Results QUAUFYING: I. Doug Polen (1:36.226/89.487 mph); 2. Stephane Mertens (1:37.530); 3. Carl Fogarty (1:37.601); 4. Daniel Amatriain (1:37.603); 5. Giancarlo Falappa (1:37.622); 6. Fabrizio Pirovano (1:37.793); 7. Rob Phillis (1:37.835); 8. Raymond Roche (1:38.112); 9. Baldassarre Monti (1:38.236); 10. Terry Rymer (1:38.480): II. Aaron Slight (1:38.574); 12. Fred Merkel (1:38.885); 13. Pergorgi Bontempi (1:38.932); 14. Jari Suhonen (1:39.107); 15. Rich Amaiz (1:39.342); 16. Antonio G. Moreno (1:39.423); 17. Virgino Ferrari (1:39.460): 18. Jeffry DeVries (1:39.493); 19. Crister Lindholm (1:39.526); 20. Fabrizio Furlan (1:39.584); 21. Davide Tardozzi (1:39.591); 22. Jehen D'Orgeix (1:39.789); 23. Mauro Luechiari (1:40.286); 24. Udo Mark (1:40.500); 25. Christophe Guyot (I :40.869); 26. Salvador Galvez (1:41.439); 27. Walter Amman (1:41.959); 28. Urs Swicker (1:42.487); 29. Amador Pradas (1:43.331); 30. Enrique Vilellas (1:44.205); 31. Joad Ramada (1:45.810): 32. Marc Longo (1:47.824). RACE I: I. Robert Phillis (Kaw); 2. Raymond Roche (Due); 3. Giancarlo Fallappa (Due); 4. Daniel Amatriain (Due); 5. Carl Fogarty (Due); 6. Aaron Slight (Kaw); 7. Crister Lindholm (Yam); 8. Davide Tardozzi (Due); 9. Balsassare Momi (Hon); 10. Pierc Bomempi (Kaw); I I. Jehen D' Orgeix (Kaw); 12. Riehad·Arnaiz (Hon); 13. Jari Suhonen (Yam); 14. Fabrizio Furlan (Due); 15. Jeffry DeVries (Yam); 16. Amonio G. Moreno (Yam); 17. Fred Merkel (Yam); 18. Christophe Guyot (Hon); 19. Udo Mark (Yam); 20. Salvador Galvez (Yam); 21. Walter Ahmann (Yam); 22. Amador Pradas (Kaw); 23. Urs Swieker (Yam); 24. joad Ramada (Due). Time; 39 min., 16.2 I6 sec. Distance: 24 laps, 49.416 miles. Average Speed: 87.710 mph. Margin of Victory: 13.274 sec. Fa.tC3t Lap: Fabrizio Pirovano, 1:37.127/88.657 mph. Lap 4. RACE 2: I. Polen; 2. Phillis; 3. Pirovano; 4. Mertens; 5. Slight; 6. Roche; 7. Falappa; 8. Furlan; 9. Lindholm; 10. Monti; I I. Bontempi; 12. Arnair; 13. D'Orgeix: 14. Suhonen; 15. Moreno; 16. Guyot; 17. Mark; 18. Galvez; 19. Ammann; 20. Swieker; 21. Pradas; 22. Villellas. Time: 39 min., 10.798 sec. Distance: 24 laps. 49.416 miles. Average Speed: 87.914 mph. Margin of Victory: 4.97 sec. Fastest Lap: Doug Polen. 1;36.955/88.815 mph, Lap 10. . WORLD SUPERBIKE C'SHIP POINT STAND· INGS: I. Rob Phillis (148); 2. Doug Polen (141); 3. Raymonet"Roche (130); 4. Aaron Slight (107); 5. Giancarlo Falappa (101); 6. Fabrizio Pirovano (96); 7. Scott Russell (83); 8. Stephane Mertens (71); 9. Daniel Amatriain (70); 10. Carl Fogarty (54); I I. Baldassarre Monti (39). WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS' ENDURO AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 25-30, 1992 .... PROMOTER: AUTO CYCLE UNION OF NSW PH: +61 6872733 FAX: +616872629 t ,'II", Ii ,tf ,It, •••• •••• KUDNI ·~V AI r.J" ~ Austrahan TOUrist Commission : :;;:=: Australian Sports CommiSSion :==: ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ NSW YAMAHA ... OAII"AS 6Ci=tli)~ FGM/Vermeulen ISDE TRAVEL BOOKINGS: MARITZ TRAVEL CO. WEST COAST: (213) 536 7200, EAST COAST: (212) 309 7400 Sell your old motorcycle with a Cycle News Want Ad! THUNDER IN THE HILLS G,,~e{. 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